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Windows 8 ARM Version Will Have Built-In Office Apps And Access To Desktop Mode
Microsoft Corporation has revealed that Windows on ARM (WOA) computers are still under development, but PC manufacturing companies will ship them at the same time as PCs designed for x86 / 64. The Windows 8 ARM devices will have a built-in version of Office 15 with access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office applications will be desktop versions of the software.
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RSA SecurID Inventor Kenneth Weiss Calls Windows 8 Picture Password “Cute,” But Not “Serious”
The Microsoft Windows 8 operating system will have a feature built in called picture password. The picture password feature lets you make touch-screen gestures on a photo in the login screen. RSA SecurID Kenneth Weiss does not take Microsoft’s idea very seriously. “I think it’s cute, I don’t think it’s serious security. It’s more like a Fisher-Price toy than a serious choice for secure computer access.” Weiss said that people can easily record someone’s motion from afar. I agree with Weiss in the sense that making photo passwords a security feature does not make sense. People are used to passwords and they have gotten used to it. Why change now? [NetworkWorld]
Windows Store Developer Revenue Sharing Is 80-20 After Hitting $25K
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced the developer terms for apps that will be going for sale on the Windows Store. Apps must be starting at a minimum of $1.49 and they can charge as much as $999. As far as revenue sharing goes, Microsoft will take 30% of every app sale initially, but will bump it down to 20% after the app hits $25,000 in sales. This should provide an incentive for developers to create high quality apps. In-app transactions also have a 70-30 split if you use the Microsoft billing system, but companies like eBay don’t have to worry about that since they have PayPal. The store will launch with free apps and a developer account costs $49. The Windows Store will be able to set-up trial versions of the app. You can buy the app and install the full upgraded version from within the app itself. [The Verge]
Public Windows 8 Beta Will Be Available In Late February
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced that the public Windows 8 beta will be available in late February 2012. The release date of Windows 8′s final version is unknown. The only thing we know about Windows 8 is that it will have two interfaces. The first interface will be the standard desktop user interface and the other interface will have a phone/tablet-friendly Metro user interface. [TheNextWeb]
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Samsung To Start Selling Touch-Screen Computers With Windows 8 In 2012
Samsung Electronics is planning to start selling touch-screen computers that use the Windows 8 operating system in Q2 of next year. Likely the computer will be a modified version of the Series 7 computer which will have a touch screen and wireless keyboard said Samsung head of PC sales and marketing Uhm Kyu Ho at a media briefing.
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Microsoft Planning To Integrate Metro UI With Windows 8
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows chief Steven Sinofsky has written on the Windows 8 blog about how the company is planning to keep two interfaces for Windows’ desktop user interface and the phone/tablet-friendly Metro user interface.
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Preview Of Windows 8 [VIDEO]
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) previewed the Windows 8 operating system at the D9 Conference. Some of the features that are involved in Windows 8 are:
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Windows 8 Screenshot Leaks, Showcasing Improved Taskbar
A screenshot of the Windows 8 operating system has been leaked. Icons on the taskbar will have a progress indicator for hardware installation. For example, in the screenshot above you can see a mouse getting installed. One of the best new features is “Factory Restore.”
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Microsoft Windows 8 Is About 2 Years Away
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) wrote on a Dutch blog post that Windows 8 is about two years away from arriving on the market. The comments were first found by Winrumors.com. Some of the other rumors about Microsoft Windows 8 that is floating around include an app store and faster loading times. Windows 7 was first released in October 2009. [CNET]
Windows 8 Features: Facial Recognition, Restoration While Keeping My Stuff, and Focus On Windows Store
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Italian Microsoft-focused website Windowsette was able to get their hands on a secret Microsoft presentation that was on the Internet. The slides look very real and I have no reason to believe that someone made a fake Windows 8 presentation. Here’s a list of some of the Windows 8 features mentioned in the leaked presentation.
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